A ★★½ review of Almost Christmas (2016) As predictable and corny as this movie is, there’s still a lot of charm and plenty of laughs to keep you invested most of the time. I’ll never stop saying Mo’Nique deserves way more recognition than s...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 30 - Almost Christmas (2016)

Watched on: HBO Max

#AlmostChristmas #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Film #Movies #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #AuntMay #Lonnie #SeattleSuperSonics #Comedy #Family

A ★★★ review of All Is Bright (2013) Who has actually heard of this movie? Exactly. I hadn’t either—then I discovered it starred the two Pauls, and suddenly it became essential Xmaspalooza viewing. I went in expecting a dark comedy, but ...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 29 - All is Bright (2013)

Watched on: Tubi

#AllisBright #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Tubi #Rene #ChristmasTrees #NYC #Piano #Prison #ThePauls

A ★★ review of The Grinch (2018) I’m happy kids today have their own Grinch, but when you grow up watching Ron Howard direct Jim Carrey in full green chaos, it’s hard for any other version to compete. This one has a few cute touches ...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 28 - The Grinch (2018)

Watched on: Peacock

#TheGrinch #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #Animation #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Peacock #Comedy #Max

A ★★ review of Love the Coopers (2015) Even with a cast this loaded, I went in expecting at least a “so-bad-it’s-good” holiday distraction. Nope. Instead, it’s one of those tangled parallel storyline movies that somehow convinces A-listers...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 27 - Love the Coopers (2015)

Watched on: Hulu
(One Day Late)

#LoveTheCoopers #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Comedy #RomCom #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Evolution #FrenchKiss #AuntFishy

A ★★½ review of Lady and the Tramp (2019) I totally get why this landed on Disney+ instead of in theaters. It’s not bad, but it’s definitely sleepy. The charm from the original pops up here and there, but the jokes don’t, and there’s zero adu...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 26 - Lady and the Tramp (2019)

Watched on: Disney+

#LadyAndTheTramp #Remake #LiveAction #Movies #Film #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Meatballs #JimDear #Jock #DogPound

A ★★★ review of In from the Side (2022) I have a lot of mixed thoughts after watching this. Overall, I did enjoy it, even if I’m still processing some things. It’s barely a Christmas movie, though to be fair, It’s a Wonderful Life doesn’t s...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 25 - In from the Side (2022)

Watched on: Tubi
(One Day Late)

#InFromTheSide #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Movies #Film #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #Pinky #Pints #London #Rugby #Gay #Queer #GayRugby #RomCom

A ★★★ review of The Apology (2022) This one turned out to be a surprisingly solid blind pick for my Xmaspalooza this year. It’s a run-of-the-mill thriller—basically a Lifetime movie with a bit more polish—but the first act hooks you fa...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 24 - The Apology (2022)

Watched on: AMC+ (Shudder)

#TheApology #TheApologyMovie #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #AMCPlus #Shudder #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #FrenchBook

A ★★★★ review of The Snow Sister (2024) Here I was thinking this Norwegian Netflix original was going to be a cozy, happy family Christmas movie. Absolutely not. What I got instead was a quietly devastating grief story—one we’ve seen a mill...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 23 - The Snow Sister (Snøsøsteren) (2024)

Watched on: Netflix

#TheSnowSister #Snøsøsteren #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Netflix #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Hedvig #YAH #Snowing #Julian

A ★★★ review of That Christmas (2024) This was an adorable Netflix animated Christmas movie that’s genuinely fun to watch. It juggles parallel storylines across multiple families, Santa Claus, and a lighthouse keeper named Bill, all tied ...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 22 - That Christmas (2024)

Watched on: Netflix

#ThatChristmas #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Netflix #XmasPalooza #Santa #British #LighthouseBill

A ★ review of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) This one was just a little too religious for me. I knew that going in—it was a conscious Xmaspalooza pick—but even so, I felt the holy water starting to sear my skin. It’s probably fine (or even comfo...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 21 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

Watched on: Starz

#TheBestChristmasPageantEver #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovie #XmasMovie #XmasPalooza #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Movies #Film #MovieReview #Letterboxd #Starz #Imogene #Shazam #ReligionIsWeird

A ★★★½ review of The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) We all know A Christmas Carol like the back of our hand, so it’s genuinely fun to watch a movie about the messy, desperate creative process Dickens went through to get there. How much of this is histo...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 20 - The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

Watched on: HBO Max

#TheManWhoInventedChristmas #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #AChristmasCarol #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #TinyTim #HBOMax

A ★★★ review of P2 (2007) Since 2007, that poster has been staring at me, and I finally caved. Turns out this Christmas Eve psychological thriller—set almost entirely in a Manhattan parking garage—is a pretty solid time. There...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 19 - P2 (2007)

Watched on: Tubi
(One Day Late)

#P2 #P2Movie #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Movies #Film #Letterboxd #MovieReviews #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Tubi #ParkingGarage #ChristmasEve #Alone #SantaSuit #Karl

A ★★★½ review of The Perfect Wedding (2012) Fuck, I’m a total sucker for a cringey gay rom-com—they give me life. Also definitely another one to unpack with my therapist. 😏 This is exactly the corny 2012 gem you expect the second you see the po...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 18 - The Perfect Wedding (2012)

Watched on: Tubi

#ThePerfectWedding #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #TheDavinciCode #MonaLisa #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Tubi

A ★★★½ review of Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) What a bloody, pleasant surprise. I only just watched the 1984 original during last year’s Xmaspalooza—which, side note, every gay guy should experience at least once (twunk + axe = cinema). This mode...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 17 - Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025)

Watched at: AMC Southcenter 16

#SilentNightDeadlyNight #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Santa #Billy #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #FuckNazis

A ★★★½ review of Trading Places (1983) This classic comedy has been sitting on my mental watchlist for years. It’s not really a Christmas movie—it just happens to unfold during the holidays. Still, you can immediately clock this as peak Jo...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 16 - Trading Places (1983)

Watched on: Paramount+
(One Day Late)

#TradingPlaces #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #ChristmasSky #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #XmasPalooza #FilmSky #MovieSky #OrangeJuice #Stocks #EatTheRich

A ★★★ review of The Ref (1994) The Ref is a very ’90s comedy that only works because it’s rated R; otherwise, it’d be a total snooze. It’s pretty bland overall, but every character is wonderfully insufferable, and the cast leans in...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 15 - The Ref (1994)

Watched on: DVD
(One Day Late)

#TheRef #TheRefMovie #Christmas #Xmas #XmasPalooza #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #MovieReviews #Movies #Film #Letterboxd #Rec #DVD #PhyscialMedia

A ★★ review of Carnage for Christmas (2024) I really wanted to like this more than I did. A queer holiday horror with a low budget? I was fully on board. The story is there—a trans woman with a true-crime podcast returns to her small town, only...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 14 - Carnage for Christmas (2024)

Watched on: AMC+ (Shudder)

#CarnageForChristmas #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Horror #Holiday #HolidayMovies #Queer #QueerMovies #Trans #ProtectTheDolls

A ★★★½ review of Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Why do so many “classic Christmas movies” barely involve Christmas—and everyone still worships them? Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) is a strange musical/drama hybrid that was absolutely not what I expect...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 13 - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Watched on: Tubi

#MeetMeInStLouis #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #FilmSky #MovieSky #Movies #Film #XmasPalooza #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Christmas #Xmas #Tootie #Flour ##ChristmasSky #ProblematicScene

A ★½ review of Mixed Nuts (1994) Unfortunately, this one just wasn’t for me. Either the humor flew way over my head, or it’s simply not my flavor at this point in my life. Which is a bummer, because the cast is stacked—and it’s writt...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 12 - Mixed Nuts (1994)

Watched on: DVD

#MixedNutsMovie #MixedNuts #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Movies #Film #PhysicalMedia #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #DVD #Rollerblades #Eviction #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #StackedCast

A ★★★ review of Jingle Bell Heist (2025) I ended up having a pretty fun time with this one. It’s a cute rom-com with a heist twist, and the London setting gave me that extra little joy of recognizing places and thinking, “yep, I was right th...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 10 - Jingle Bell Heist (2025)

Watched on: Netflix

#JingleBellHeist #Netflix #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Xmas #Christmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #EatTheRich #DNA #London #Retail #JusticeForEddie

A ★½ review of Trapped in Paradise (1994) It’s only getting that extra half-star because… Nic Cage, obviously. But wow, this was not my cup of tea. I adore a good 90s comedy, and this is absolutely not one. At 111 minutes, it somehow stretche...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 7 - Trapped in Paradise (1994)

Watched on: DVD

#TrappedInParadise #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Movies #Film #PhysicalMedia #NicCage #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #XmasPalooza #BankRobbery #Brothers #90sComedy #Comedy #ComedyMovie #DVD #Merlin

A ★★★ review of Nutcrackers (2024) This one had me feeling every emotion at once, which made trying to form a coherent thought as the credits rolled… a journey. It’s not groundbreaking by any means, but it got my brain spinning, and I ...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 6 - Nutcrackers (2024)

Watched on: Hulu

#NutcrackersHulu #Nutcrackers #Movies #Film #Christmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Xmas #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #XmasPalooza #Mustache #Farm #Ballet #Family #Mike

A ★★½ review of A Sudden Case of Christmas (2024) Well, the first five days of my Xmaspalooza have been absolute duds. It’s your standard-issue family holiday movie, complete with a few odd choices about what “family Christmas time” is supposed to me...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 5 - A Sudden Case of Christmas (2024)

Watched on: Hulu

#ASuddenCaseOfChristmas #Christmas #Movies #Film #ChristmasMovies #Xmas #XmasMovies #FilmSky #ChristmasSky #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Italy #Hotels #DeVito #XmasPalooza

A ★★½ review of Oh. What. Fun. (2025) Oh boy—this movie. The message is absolutely on point: we’re nothing without our moms, especially during the holiday madness. (Love you, Mom.) And while moms will probably enjoy this, they definitely ...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 4 - Oh. What. Fun. (2025)

Watched on: Prime Video

#OhWhatFun #OhWhatFunMovie #Movies #ChristmasMovies #Xmas #Christmas #MovieReviews #Film #FilmSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #MomsRule #Blessings

A ★★ review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) Oh boy. This really should’ve been an hour-long TV special—40 minutes tops without commercials. Instead, it drags on for nearly two hours with pacing that’s somehow both sluggish and chaotic. It hones...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 3 - Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

Watched on: Tubi

#SantaClausTheMovie #Santa #SantaClaus #Movies #Film #Christmas #Xmas #XmasMovies #Holiday #MovieReviews #FilmSky #ChristmasSky #Letterboxd #XmasPalooza #AncientElf #CandyCanes #Patch #EvilToyMaker

A ★★½ review of 8-Bit Christmas (2021) I really dug the story here. It leans hard into that A Christmas Story framework and drenches everything in warm, fuzzy ’80s Nintendo nostalgia. But the pacing? Rough. It never fully swept me back to ...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 2 - 8-Bit Christmas (2021)

Watched on: HBO Max

#8BitChristmas #Christmas #Holiday #Xmas #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #ChristmasSky #Nintendo #GirlBoots #XmasPalooza #CabbagePatchKids #80s

A ★★½ review of The Naughty Nine (2023) Kicking off my 2025 Xmaspalooza with a Disney original I fully expected to endure—not enjoy—and yet here we are. The Naughty Nine is basically Ocean’s Eleven for the juice-box crowd: a crew of “naught...

December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 1 - The Naughty Nine (2023)

Watched on: Disney+

#TheNaughtyNine #XmasPalooza #Movies #Film #Santa #Christmas #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Disney #JonAnthonyOriginals #FilmSky #XmasSky #Comedy #KidsMovie #TheNaughtyList #Presents #OceansEleven

It’s tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!” The third annual Xmaspalooza 2025 is upon us. Once again, I’ll be watching 31 holiday-themed movies throughout December, all brand-new to me.

So grab some eggnog (or don’t—because truly, why?) and let’s dive into a month of holly-jolly movie madness together.
#XmasPalooza

A ★★★½ review of When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Unfortunately, my expectations were too high, and by the end of it, I felt super underwhelmed, but I still enjoyed it. It’s just one of those movies I waited too long to watch, and after hearing all o...

December Xmaspalooza 2024

December 31 - When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

Watched on: Pluto TV

#WhenHarryMetSally #NYE #NewYearsEve #NewYears #Xmas #Christmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #RomCom #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Classics #XmasPalooza

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A ★★★★ review of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Oh my goodness, I had so much fun with this movie! This film has been on my mental list for almost twenty years, and it was awesome! Shoutout to my cousin-in-law Matt for telling me it takes place dur...

December Xmaspalooza 2024

December 30 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Watched on: Blu-ray

#KissKissBangBang #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Whodunnit #Movies #MovieReviews #Review #Film #Mystery #XmasPalooza

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